Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-14

A series of revival meetings 10 in pro-
gres at the NJ. +. church.
\. J. Brown. of Ithaca township, fills
the place of NJ. II. Salter, now county
clerk, upon the board of supervisors.
Last Thursday night the Their
mometers about town marked from
% to 80 degrees below zero. Balm
lest weather Of the season.
Darius Reid, of Arcadia, seems to be
deservedly popular among his BROTHER
supervisors. On the Sd inst. he was
chosen chairman of that body by accla-
nation.
Fred Church exchanged his house and
lot in this village for the farm of Titus
Andrews, between here and Ithaca,
last week. and has since exchanged the
latter for JOS. Growers farm just east
of town.
WANTED:-Rooms TO rent near the
Normal by young ladies who wish to
board themselves. Also several young
men would like to obtain employment
during part of the day so as to attend
school. Adress Normal.
The St. Louis salvation army re-
ccived hard usage from the buns
and thugs of that unsophisticated
burg last Saturday night. A three
mile trip into civilization would do
a great many citizens of that town
good.
Glen Salisbury, with T.. A. Miller
& Co, aud a student in chemistry
at the Normal, one day this week
analyzed n sample of the mineral
water flowing so freely in our town.
He found it to contain salts of calci-
um. magnesium, sodium, potassium
and iron.
Ashley will soon have a paper of its
own. Mr.. Oyeracker. of the Shepard
Review will start the publication of pa.
per there about Feb. ISL We also un-
derstand that parties from DGpdee have
printing material on the ground, 80 the
prospects are good for Ashley.-Ithsca
Adrdnc-.
\ petition has been forwarded to the
Legislature asking that the name of om
sister village Estella be changed tC
Sumner, the postofice bearing the latter
name Mail is often addressed to Es
tella and delays and much incOnveni
ence is thus caused. The petition
should be granted.
Mrs Laura G.Fixen, a scandinavian
lady, spoke upon the temperance ques
ton at the NJ. l.. chu ch, SATURDAY cfe
She also gave pleasant talk there sun
day morning and in the evening ad
dressed union meeting at the Cong
church. All were impressed by her sin
cerity and carnestness.
Mr. B. w Sperry, of Jackson
assumed the management of tn,
Wright House yesterday. Mr.. :
Is a gentleman who comes here
with very hatterlng testimonials a,
to character and ability, hayiLl
= been connected with the Brunswick
Hotel, Detroit, ands hotels in Bay
, City and Jackson. Mr.. and Mrs
Sperry and daughter arrived or
Tuesday evening.
Amelia j. Brown, the two years ole
daughter of NIr. and Mrs. J. W. Brown
Z died at the residence of her parents
, Tuesday.of bronchial pneumonia. The
funeral took place yesterday. This Il
the second child these bereaved parent
have lost during their residence il
Alma and they have the sympathy of
r large circle of friends.
= The new union depot at Owosso Jun
ctiOn is q project which does not flourish
and which has recently been put int,
8 the hands OF the health officers. On,
! railroad company wants to build an,
the other thinks the old and dilapidatet
shed good enough.-Er.
If the officials who object to buildn,
a new depot were compelled to sit il
the shed that now gracesl?) the juno
tion and let the cockroaches and othe
yermin crawl over them. we think per
haps they might see the folly of thei
ways and repent.
Mrs. Susan B. Hubert. an old resi-
dent of Alma. was removed to the hom
, of daughter in Ohio, the first of las
week. She has been i'll since early las
fall and has been thought past recover
the most of the time, but has rallie,
sufficiently TO allow her TO be up again
1t is not probable that she will ever Sc
Alma again as she is quite an aged lady
She has been intimately connected wit
the history and growth of the villag
having been possessed of considerable
means.
GOV. Luce is not completely happ
yet. Henry Chamberlain, prominen
democrat Of Three Oaks, threatens t
, have articles of impcarhment brouob